(Reuters) - Facebook released its long-awaited iPad app on Monday and introduced support for social games on the mobile versions of its online service.

The dual announcements plug two
key holes in Facebook's product offerings and could provide a way for
Facebook to generate revenue from the more than 350 million users who
access its service on mobile devices every month.

Facebook
said that the mobile versions of its website will now offer tighter
integration with third-party social games and applications. Those games,
such as Zynga's Farmville, are extremely popular among Facebook users
who access the service on their PCs.

Similar
to the experience on a PC, Facebook users on mobile devices such as
Apple's iPhone and Android smartphones will receive alerts in their
newsfeed when their friends play certain games or invite them to play
along with them.